| Area Total | 450,295 sq km |
| Climate | temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north |
| Natural Resources | iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver,tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber,hydropower |
| Imports | Germany 18.7%, Netherlands 8.9%, Norway 7.7%, Denmark 7.2%, China 5.5%, UK 5.1%, Finland 4.7%, Belgium 4.7% (2017) – machinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron and steel; foodstuffs, clothing |
| Government | parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Capital | Stockholm |
| Population | 10 million (July 2018 est.) |
| Ethnicity | Swedish 81.5%, Syrian 1.7%, Finnish 1.5%, Iraqi 1.4%, other 13.9% (2017 est.) |
| Language | Swedish (official) note: Finnish, Sami, Romani, Yiddish, and Meankieli are official minority languages |
| Exports | Germany 11%, Norway 10.2%, Finland 6.9%, US 6.9%, Denmark 6.9%, UK 6.2%, Netherlands 5.5%, China 4.5%, Belgium 4.4%, France 4.2% (2017) – machinery (26%), motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals (2016 est.) |
News about Sweden
RSS News Sources: The Guardian | The Independent
- Eddie Howe hails Sandro Tonali’s ‘big moment’ in Newcastle’s win over Brentfordby Damian Spellman (The Independent Sweden) on April 2, 2025
The 24-year-old Italy international brought an incident-packed encounter to a fitting conclusion with a 74th-minute piledriver to earn a precious win.
- Sandro Tonali’s stunning strike keeps Newcastle in Champions League huntby Damian Spellman (The Independent Sweden) on April 2, 2025
Bryan Mbeumo’s penalty had dragged Brentford back level after Alexander Isak put Newcastle ahead at half-time.
- UK to work with allies and social media to tackle people smuggling advertsby Martyn Landi (The Independent Sweden) on April 2, 2025
A new agreement will see nations and social media giants work more closely together to tackle criminal gangs using online platforms to advertise.
RSS News Sources: The Guardian | The Independent
